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| Organising body | CAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Region | Africa |
| Number of teams | 8 (finals) Nº in qualifiers varies |
| Qualifier for | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
| Current champions |  Senegal (7th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Senegal (7 titles) |
| Website | cafonline.com |
 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations | |
The Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON) is the main championship for beach soccer in Africa,[1] contested between senior men's national teams who are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[2] It is the sport's version of the better known Africa Cup of Nations in association football.
The winners of the championship are crowned continental champions;[3] the tournament also acts as the qualification route for African nations to the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2] Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.
Senegal are the most successful nation having won the event seven times and are also the current champions. In terms of success in qualifying to the World Cup, again Senegal are the most outstanding nation, having qualified in nine out of eleven attempts; Nigeria follow close behind, with six qualifications.
History
The championship was established in 2006 when FIFA made it a requirement for all confederations to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited to play without having to earn their place).[4] FIFA currently allocate Africa two berths at the World Cup[5] and hence the top two teams (the winners and the runners-up) qualify to the World Cup finals.[6]
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) originally organised the competition[7] under the title FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier[8] (also known informally as the CAF Beach Soccer Championship).[9] Despite historically having minimal input (often only sending delegates),[10] CAF became lead organisers in 2015,[11] establishing a qualification phase to determine the elite eight nations to compete in the tournament finals. CAF also began using the BSAFCON title to which the competition was officially renamed for the next edition,[12] scheduled for 2017. However, CAF later announced that since three of its competitions were already held in odd-numbered years, the tournament would now be held in even-numbered years henceforth to desaturate the calendar, starting with 2016.[13]
Results
For all tournaments, the top two teams qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
- ^ Originally scheduled for 2020. Delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medals (2006-2022)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal (SEN) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Successful nations
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal
|
7 (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021*, 2022) | 2 (2007, 2015) | 1 (2009) | – | 10 | |
| Nigeria
|
2 (2007, 2009) | 4 (2006, 2011, 2016*, 2018) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2013) | 8 | |
| Cameroon
|
1 (2006) | 1 (2008) | – | – | 2 | |
| Madagascar
|
1 (2015) | – | – | 1 (2011) | 2 | |
| Ivory Coast
|
– | 2 (2009, 2013) | 2 (2007, 2008) | 2 (2006, 2015) | 6 | |
| Egypt
|
– | 1 (2022) | 4 (2006, 2011, 2016, 2018*) | 2 (2008, 2009) | 7 | |
| Mozambique
|
– | 1 (2021*) | – | 1 (2022) | 2 | |
| Morocco
|
– | – | 3 (2013*, 2021, 2022) | 2 (2016, 2018) | 5 | |
 Uganda
|
– | – | – | 1 (2021) | 1 | |
 South Africa
|
– | – | – | 1 (2007*) | 1 |
- * Hosts
Awards
By category
| Year | Top goalscorer(s) | Gls | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006
|
Gabriel Agu Mark Williams
|
9 | Frédéric Aka
|
Pascal Mbeyo
|
|
| 2007
|
Isiaka Olawale Gabriel Agu
|
14 | Frédéric Aka
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
|
| 2008
|
Stephane Bobou
|
12 | Pape Koukpaki
|
Kevin Enam
|
|
| 2009
|
Isiaka Olawale
|
14 | Isiaka Olawale
|
Kevin Enam
|
|
| 2011
|
Babacar Fall Pape Koukpaki
|
8 | Isiaka Olawale
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
|
| 2013
|
Abu Azeez
|
12 | Nassim El Hadaoui
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
|
 2015
|
 Alexander Adjei
|
15 | Toky Randriamampandry
|
Jhorialy Rafalimanana
|
|
| 2016
|
Babacar Fall
|
11 | Emeka Ogbonna
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
|
| 2018
|
Assouan Kablan
|
10 | Abu Azeez
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
|
| 2021
|
Nelson Manuel
|
10 | Nelson Manuel
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
|
| 2022
|
Mandione Diagne
|
10 | Mandione Diagne
|
Al Seyni Ndiaye
|
By nationality
| Rank | Team | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
13 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
9 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
6 |
| 4 | Madagascar |
2 |
| 5 | Mozambique |
2 |
| 6 | Morocco |
1 |
| 7 | Ghana |
1 |
| 8 | Cameroon |
1 |
| 9 | South Africa |
1 |
Summary (2006-2022)
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
10 | 47 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 275 | 148 | +127 | 113 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
9 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 237 | 169 | +68 | 77 |
| 3 | Egypt |
11 | 48 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 226 | 183 | +41 | 71 |
| 4 | Morocco |
9 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 163 | 143 | +20 | 60 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast |
9 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 180 | 185 | –5 | 54 |
| 6 | Madagascar |
6 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 120 | 111 | +9 | 33 |